Samarangana-sutradhara [sanskrit]

61,230 words | ISBN-10: 8171103022

The Sanskrit edition of the Samarangana Sutradhara including grammatical analysis. The Samarangana Sutradhara is an encyclopedic work on classical Indian architecture (Vastu Shastra). Alternative titles: Samaranganasutradhara, Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra (समराङ्गण सूत्रधार), Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (समराङ्गणसूत्रधार).

साष्टमांशं सपादं वा सार्धं वा व्यासमायतम् ।
कुर्यादेकैकमायामं चतुरास्रीकृतं शुभम् ॥ ३ ॥

sāṣṭamāṃśaṃ sapādaṃ vā sārdhaṃ vā vyāsamāyatam |
kuryādekaikamāyāmaṃ caturāsrīkṛtaṃ śubham || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.3 is contained in the book Samarangana Sutradhara of Bhojadeva by Sudarshan Kumar Sharma. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sashta, Amsha, Sapada, Sardham, Sardha, Var, Vyasa, Ayatam, Ayata, Kuryada, Aika, Ayama, Catur, Catura, Asrin, Krit, Krita, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.3). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “sāṣṭamāṃśaṃ sapādaṃ sārdhaṃ vyāsamāyatam
  • sāṣṭam -
  • sāṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṃśam -
  • āṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sapādam -
  • sapāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sapāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sapādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyāsam -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyatam -
  • āyatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kuryādekaikamāyāmaṃ caturāsrīkṛtaṃ śubham
  • kuryāde -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kai -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyāmam -
  • āyāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • caturā -
  • catura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catur (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    caturā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asrī -
  • asrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.3

Cover of edition (2011)

Samrangana Sutradhara: Treatise of Housing Architecture, Machines, Inconography and Dance
by Maharajdhiraj Shri Bhoj Dev (2011)

Sanskrit text with Hindi Transalation; Set of two volumes.

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